Tag Archives: Staff

3/1/2018 Attorney General Jeff Sessions pushed back against President Donald Trump’s latest insult on Wednesday, after again being publicly humiliated by him. Still consumed by the ongoing Russian investigation, Trump fumed over issues raised by the Republican memo, issues debunked by the release of the Democratic version.  Sessions recused himself from the Russian investigation long ago, but the President has ...

2/28/2018 A day after admitting she lies for the President, Hope Hicks resigned today as White House Communications Director. Her announcement was probably a terrific blow to the President, as many viewed Hicks as one of his closest and most trusted confidants.  She had been with him from almost the beginning of his campaign. At only 29, Hicks had risen ...

2/27/2018 Senior official Helen Foster in the US Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) claims she was demoted and replaced with a Donald Trump appointee after refusing to break the law by funding an expensive redecoration of HUD Secretary Ben Carson’s office. Foster’s complaint letter stated that the day before Trump’s inauguration, Foster was asked by acting HUD director ...

2/27/2018 The Washington Post’s Shane Harris reported that officials in four countries discussed ways to manipulate Jared Kushner, President Trump’s senior adviser and son-in-law. Officials in at least four countries have privately discussed ways they can manipulate Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law and senior adviser, by taking advantage of his complex business arrangements, financial difficulties and lack of foreign policy experience, ...

2/27/2018 The White House calligrapher now has greater access to sensitive information than White House adviser (and President Trump’s son-in-law) Jared Kushner. Kushner’s security clearance was downgraded from top secret to secret, a huge cut to what information he has access to, including the President’s Daily Brief.  The Daily Brief contains all top-secret information the President needs to know.  Kushner has ...

2/27/2018 In a stunning admission, White House Director of Communications Hope Hicks told the House Intelligence panel today that she lies. During a 9-hour question and (sometimes) answer session, Hicks said she sometimes tells “white lies” for President Trump.  Initially, Hicks would not answer the question of whether she lied, but after consulting with her attorney for approximately 15 minutes, ...

2/14/2018 One of President Trump’s allegations against Hillary Clinton during the 2016 presidential election was that she allegedly mishandled classified information which not only disqualified her for President, but was grounds for her imprisonment.  An interesting statement considering more than 130 political appointees working in the Executive Office of the President did not have permanent security clearances as of November ...

02/13/2018 Former White House Staff Secretary John Porter has been a wife beater for some time.  He abused both of his ex-wives before he became Staff Secretary in the Trump White House.  Trump’s Chief of Staff, John Kelly, almost certainly knew that there was an issue, but apparently didn’t care. As Trump’s White House Staff Secretary, Porter was in charge ...

2/9/2018 A second member of the Trump administration has resigned after being accused of spouse abuse. David Sorenson is the second administration official to resign this week over domestic abuse allegations.  Sorensen’s job with the Council on Environmental Quality did not require a security clearance, but his background check was ongoing.  The Washington Post first reported Sorensen’s resignation Friday evening, and reported that ...

2/8/2018 Rob Porter, trusted Trump Aide in charge of all documents that filter through the Oval Office, resigned Wednesday after the second of his two ex-wives accused him of domestic violence. Chief of Staff John Kelly, apparently did not consider the wife beating any reason to think less of Porter.  “Rob Porter is a man of true integrity and honor, and ...